What is recorded here
Giants Grave is a mound in Cloondrihara, County Sligo, Ireland. The linear sod-covered mound stretches 7.5 metres northwest-southeast and incorporates irregularly shaped stones within gently undulating pasture. Although named on the 1914 map, insufficient evidence exists to classify it as a megalithic structure. An enclosure stands approximately 80 metres to the southeast.
In gently undulating pasture. A linear sod-covered mound (7.5m NW-SE; 3.5m NE-SW; H 0.55m) incorporating some irregularly shaped stones. Though named 'Giants Grave' on the 1914 OS 6-inch map there is insufficient evidence to classify it as a megalithic structure (Ó Nualláin 1989, 98, no. 20). There is an enclosure (SL025-086----) c. 80m to SE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
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